Wining the hardcore

So glad that you didn’t enjoy FIFA as I, after playing the PES 2016 demo, was converted straight away by just the fluidity of the play and the realism in what PES strive for. Compared to FIFA, PES is back to its best and I will be at some point ordering PES the next time I go to GAME, and will pay £50 knowing that it is worth that through quantity and quality!

FIFA better be aware that they will lose a lot of hardcore fans – I’ve been buying FIFA since 2010, after PES collapsed after PES 2006!charlie william

Strange decisions

I was on a PES 2016 forum the other day and came across a comment which baffled me. As you may know from my previous letters I am not a huge fan of Trophies but this individual stated that the sole reason he was not going to buy PES 2016 this year was that because he would not be able to platinum the game. He was concerned that he would not be able to beat the computer on superstar level six times in a row.

I thought it was a ridiculous reason not to buy a game. Maybe a Hot Topic in the future? What is your worst reason for not purchasing a game that you were interested in? Or the worst reasons you have heard?

By the way, Konami have stated that the squad updates on PES 2016 are not going to be done until mid October. Which in my opinion is a shocking decision.Fuzzmundo (PSN ID/Twitter ID)

Real VR

Never mind Minecraft VR, when are we going to get a proper game using it? Epic Games announcing something is all well and good but it’s just going to be some silly gimmick game, like all those timewasters that used to get released for Kinect.

Where’s the VR version of Fallout 4, for example? If fast-paced first person games don’t work so good with VR then surely that should be perfect? Or is this just an excuse to make us pay twice for a VR edition, once they run out of games to have HD remasters of?Pantof

Now Loading

Just wanted to say many thanks to ReaperIR for the Arrow UV code – it was very generous.

There’s been a bit of talk in the Inbox on retro matters recently. I just wanted to ask the GC community if anyone else still hooked up their (very) old consoles/computers (please don’t let me be the only one that plays the C64!).

As an aside – I find the C64 loading screens to be scientific proof that my perception of the passage of time has changed with age. In the 80s it felt like an eternity that I was sat in front of those flashing lights waiting for the games to load… now it’s just a few minutes (and far quicker than waiting for a 40GB download!).Steve S

Radio editor

Thanks to the brilliant minds at Rockstar it is now possible to listen to all of the music from the game disc via the Rockstar Editor. You won’t need to wait for 30 minutes or more to listen to one or more of your favourite songs.

All you need to do is record a clip by going into story mode, about 10 seconds will do, by hitting the down button on your D-pad and then hitting ‘A’. When you are finished recording just repeat the above process. Head into the Rockstar Editor via the menu and then select Create New Project.

Select ‘Yes’ and then select ‘Add Clip’. Select the clip or any other clip you have recorded and you will see the clip appear on the screen. Hit ‘B’ to go to the menu and then select add radio track. Simply select the name of the song you want and then hit ‘A’ to place the music. Simply hit right trigger and the song will play to the end.

You can listen to any song you want doing this and without any interruptions.gaz be rotten (gamertag)

Chew it over

I recently went to charge my Wii U GamePad only to find something or someone had chewed the cable. So I tried to source a replacement, only to find unless you live in North America you cannot buy a replacement official adaptor.

I’d there anywhere that I can get an official GamePad charger from? Or failing that are there any suitable third party chargers that are deemed safe and of good quality?GREENKING24 (NN ID)

GC: That seems very odd, have you spoken to Nintendo customer support? And, err… do you have mice?

On time

Having been on Twitter, I noticed that a lot of people were angry with Simply Games as their order of FIFA 16 never arrived, with people stating nobody who ordered from them did, which is odd as mine came on release date with signed delivery! (Never seen a tweet with someone stating they got it either.)

Did anybody who ordered from Simply Games also not receive their copy?AreOhbe85 (PSN ID)
PS: Is there a GameCentral pro clubs team? Keep up the good work!

Two bad games

OK, so I have played the new FIFA game extensively thanks to EA Access. (Nearly 20 hours worth across two gamertags) and I largely agree with GC about the game.

I had a blast playing the demo and originally playing the game via EA Access. The game felt slower paced, and you could actually score from long range now and then. Score different types of goals in general in fact. Didn’t last. Very soon after the game went live in access a patch came out and now goalkeepers act exactly the same as they did in last year’s version.

Which means no variation in the way you can score again! Nearly impossible to score one-on-one via lob or taking it round the keeper too.

Every year with a FIFA demo it seems like there are different ways to score and as soon as the game is out it’s patched so the keeper is the same as the year prior. ZZZzzzzzz.

I welcome the changes to career mode, since that’s pretty much all I play (bar seasons). Pre-season tournaments are awesome and a welcome way to make additional funds. Also, the fact you can now use more then thre subs in a friendly game is welcome to me.

The training part in career mode I got bored of quickly. And noticed that my players grew regardless of it.

The FUT changes I don’t give two hoots about. I loved FUT in 09 of FIFA, but since then I haven’t enjoyed it at all. I find it boring playing against the computer and when I try to find people they are 5 star full chemistry the first day. That’s microtransactions for you. I honestly wouldn’t care if they took Ultimate Team out.

Another major gripe I have with FIFA is its difficulty. I always find for me Professional is way to easy, and in this version I went nine games without conceding a goal, while scoring about 20. Yet when I put it to world class I find it way to frustrating. I wouldn’t lose but every game would be either 0-0 or 1-0 to me.

It’s like they cant program the artificial intelligence to be any good at all at going forward. They seem useless. Only difference from pro to world class is they have a brick wall for defence and win every 50-50. So it makes it boring. It’s the same EVERY year and every year I hope they work on attacking AI, but they never do.

But what I don’t get is the love in with PES.

I used to be a MASSIVE fanboy of PES, but gave up after the Xbox era.

I have played the newest demo, just like every year, and just don’t get it. The graphics look bad. How do they look good? The game plays the same as any other iteration of PES to me. Plus, there is no immersion to the game at all.

A big part of enjoying a football game for me is the immersion. And when PES still looks bad, has terrible menus and no licenses it’s hard to enjoy it. I just can’t seem to enjoy playing as ‘North London’.

But meh. That’s me. That’s only my opinion. And in mine it seems a lacklustre year.Matt

GC: Couldn’t you just edit the name? Or do what the next reader is suggesting, if you have a PlayStation.

Unofficial licence

I like your review on FIFA 16 and PES 2016… PES 2016, well done – made a soild game there.

If anyone is disappointed about the unlicensed kits go to this website and download all the kits on a USB, only takes about an hour to do but total worth it.TimeforKFC (PSN ID)

Inbox also-rans

Thanx to Phil Spearpoint for the info on the RetroN 5, think I’ll give one a go. Cheers GC, for posting my query.Jonny Se7en

I have made two fun creative levels for your competition. Enjoy and keep up the good work: Bowsers War Machines – B416-0000-0041-3E3F and Goombas Moon Base – 8B45-0000-0047-3446Chris Cox

This week’s Hot Topic

The subject for this weekend’s Inbox was suggested by reader Owen, who asks how have video games affected and influenced your life in a positive way?

Inspired by the recent Horizon documentary, which proved that video games can actually be good for you, we want to know if you feel games have helped you gain particular skills, such as problem-solving, spatial awareness, and improving hand-to-eye-coordination.

Has playing games helped your social life in terms of meeting new people, exposure to new hobbies or interests, or perhaps new films, books, and music? Is there any other way games have positively affected your life, apart from simply playing them?